Stewart Main


Director

Biography

After serving as assistant director on the features, "Beyond Gravity" (1988) and "The Returning" (1991), New Zealander Main made his co-directorial feature debut "Desperate Remedies" (1994). The film exposed and explored the sexuality and the colonialism ever-present in the typical historical melodrama. Since 1984, Main has collaborated with his co-director on "Desperate Remedies," Peter...

Family & Companions

Peter Wells
Companion
Director. Together since c. 1984; co-director of "Desperate Remedies" (1994).

Biography

After serving as assistant director on the features, "Beyond Gravity" (1988) and "The Returning" (1991), New Zealander Main made his co-directorial feature debut "Desperate Remedies" (1994). The film exposed and explored the sexuality and the colonialism ever-present in the typical historical melodrama. Since 1984, Main has collaborated with his co-director on "Desperate Remedies," Peter Wells, on projects ranging from documentaries to dramatic shorts.

Life Events

1983

Debut as a sound editor for a feature, "Vigil"

1988

Assistant directed feature "Beyond Gravity"

1994

Feature co-directorial debut, "Desperate Remedies"

Companions

Peter Wells
Companion
Director. Together since c. 1984; co-director of "Desperate Remedies" (1994).

Bibliography